COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1701, 21 February 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT.

TIMARU. Messrs Grncie, Maclean and Adam report for the fortnight ending Saturday as follows: Horses—As usual at this time of the year there is very little business doing l in horses of any class; in fact, none but really superior sorts command any attention, and as there are but few of these offering, our transactions have not been numerous. We quote medium to good draughts at from £l4 10s to ±,23 10s; inferior and aged, £5 to £8 10s; hackneys (medium), £8 to £l2 10s; light and weedy, £3 to £6 10s, Oatile—At Pleasant Point on the 6tb lost, the entry was smaller than usual, and nearly all the lines were disposed of. We sold 10 head at 265, steers and heifers at ; £3, 1 steer at £2 Is, 2 steers at £3 17s 6d, 1 cow at £4, 6 head at 27s to 44s.—At Washdyke on the 9th and 16th insts., the entries both in fat and stores were the smallest we hare seen for many months past, Our sales are : 17 store cows at 50s, 1 cow at £3 10s, 2 heifers at £4, 4 cows at £8 2s to £3 10s. Privately we placed 23 bead fat steers and heifers and 25 store cows. We quote prime beef at 16s per lOOlbs. Sheep—There has not been much business doing in fat sheep at either of the yards since we last reported, butchers apparently drawing the greater part of their supplies from the grower direct. The demand for stores is also limited, and several lots offered lately bad to be turned oat unsold, We sold at Pleasant Point 78 wethers at 6s 7d, 227 2-tooths at 5a 2d ; at Washdyke 127 wethers at 7s 9d, 83 fat ewes at 6s; and privately 800 fat ewes.

Skins—At oar regular sale on the Bth inst.; there was a good attendance of buyers and prices were satisfactory, viz,, merinos, 2s 9d to 3* Id ; crossbred pelts, Is to 2s Id ; lambskins, Is 7d to 2s,

Hides—We have disposed of 55 at up to per lb. Fat—We have placed 2|- tons, at for rough fat from 8s to 10s per cwt.

ENGLISH MARKETS.

Los DON, Feb. 16. At the wool sales to-day 14,000 bales were offered. The market is rather weak, and merinos bare declined fully per lb. February 17. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,472,000 quarters, The wheat market is quiet. The tallow market remains firm. The price of tin bos advanced to £167 10s. The present wool series close on 25th inst. Of the number of bales submitted during the series there have been large withdrawals, February 18. The prices for wheat #re unchanged, but the market is drooping. Off-coast cargoes have realised from 33s to 345. At the wool auctions to-day 15,000 bales were offered, of which 2500 were withdrawn. Prices show from 2 to 10 per cent, decline on the rates obtained at the commencement of the series.

—————W—l The Auckland Art Gallery was opened oq Friday by his Excellency the Governor, Admiral Fairfax and party, and a large number of the general public being present.

The Chief Surveyor at Auckland wires that the fire is still raging in the northern portion of Puhipubi Forest, and he fears that it will not be extinguished without heavy rain. It is reported that the Hessian fly has made its appearance among the crops in Nelson and Marlborough. A nine-tooraed house at Kensington, Dunedin, owned and occupied by Mrs Nelton, was burned down at midnight on Saturday. Tho insurances amounted to £l5O.

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At an auction at Dunedin on Saturday, Now Zea'and Bank shares realised from £l2 to £l2 Is 6d, 200 Co'onials £2 3s 91, Union Steam £lO 13s, Welcome 14a, Keep It Dark 18s to 20s.

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